24.0%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Gherang · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Gherang
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Better health outcomes than the national average mark Gherang, where far fewer people live with long-term illnesses. Only 24% of residents report a chronic health condition, which is well below the figures for both Victoria and Australia.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Asthma is the most common long-term health issue at 8.4%, while 6.4% of people have a mental health condition. This mental health figure is a little below the national average of 8.8%, and nearly 70% of residents report having no long-term health conditions at all.
6.4%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
Number of long-term health conditions
View on map →In Gherang, None is the majority at 74%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily life is easier for most here, with only 3.6% of people needing help with daily activities. This is a little below the 5.8% seen across Australia and lower than most similar areas.
3.6% ▲ +70.3%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 3.6%
Share of people with a core-activity need for assistance due to disability or age.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Gherang [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20989/gherang/topic/health-disability